1.1Special features
1.1.1Product highlights
LGA1155 socket for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors
This motherboard supports the Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors in the LGA1155 package, with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support dual-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
Intel® B75 Express Chipset
The Intel® B75 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset designed to support the 1155 socket Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. In addition, B75 chipset provides 4 USB 3.0 ports that retrieves data 10 times faster. Moreover, Intel® B75 Express Chipset also supports iGPU function, letting users enjoy the latest Intel integrated graphic performance.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2400(O.C.) / 2250(O.C.) / 2200(OC.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) /1600 / 1333 / 1066MHz support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2400(O.C.) / 2250(O.C.) / 2200(OC.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance.
*Due to the behavior of Intel® 3rd Generation processor, DDR3 2250 (and above)/2133/1866 MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz frequency as default.